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1da177e4 1/*
f30c2269 2 * include/linux/writeback.h
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3 */
4#ifndef WRITEBACK_H
5#define WRITEBACK_H
6
e8edc6e0 7#include <linux/sched.h>
a27bb332 8#include <linux/workqueue.h>
f5ff8422 9#include <linux/fs.h>
380c27ca 10#include <linux/flex_proportions.h>
21c6321f 11#include <linux/backing-dev-defs.h>
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13struct bio;
14
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15DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, dirty_throttle_leaks);
16
ffd1f609 17/*
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18 * The 1/4 region under the global dirty thresh is for smooth dirty throttling:
19 *
20 * (thresh - thresh/DIRTY_FULL_SCOPE, thresh)
21 *
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22 * Further beyond, all dirtier tasks will enter a loop waiting (possibly long
23 * time) for the dirty pages to drop, unless written enough pages.
24 *
25 * The global dirty threshold is normally equal to the global dirty limit,
26 * except when the system suddenly allocates a lot of anonymous memory and
27 * knocks down the global dirty threshold quickly, in which case the global
28 * dirty limit will follow down slowly to prevent livelocking all dirtier tasks.
29 */
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30#define DIRTY_SCOPE 8
31#define DIRTY_FULL_SCOPE (DIRTY_SCOPE / 2)
ffd1f609 32
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33struct backing_dev_info;
34
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35/*
36 * fs/fs-writeback.c
37 */
38enum writeback_sync_modes {
39 WB_SYNC_NONE, /* Don't wait on anything */
40 WB_SYNC_ALL, /* Wait on every mapping */
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41};
42
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43/*
44 * why some writeback work was initiated
45 */
46enum wb_reason {
47 WB_REASON_BACKGROUND,
48 WB_REASON_TRY_TO_FREE_PAGES,
49 WB_REASON_SYNC,
50 WB_REASON_PERIODIC,
51 WB_REASON_LAPTOP_TIMER,
52 WB_REASON_FREE_MORE_MEM,
53 WB_REASON_FS_FREE_SPACE,
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54 /*
55 * There is no bdi forker thread any more and works are done
56 * by emergency worker, however, this is TPs userland visible
57 * and we'll be exposing exactly the same information,
58 * so it has a mismatch name.
59 */
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60 WB_REASON_FORKER_THREAD,
61
62 WB_REASON_MAX,
63};
0e175a18 64
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65/*
66 * A control structure which tells the writeback code what to do. These are
67 * always on the stack, and hence need no locking. They are always initialised
68 * in a manner such that unspecified fields are set to zero.
69 */
70struct writeback_control {
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71 long nr_to_write; /* Write this many pages, and decrement
72 this for each page written */
73 long pages_skipped; /* Pages which were not written */
74
75 /*
95468fd4 76 * For a_ops->writepages(): if start or end are non-zero then this is
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77 * a hint that the filesystem need only write out the pages inside that
78 * byterange. The byte at `end' is included in the writeout request.
79 */
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80 loff_t range_start;
81 loff_t range_end;
1da177e4 82
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83 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
84
22905f77 85 unsigned for_kupdate:1; /* A kupdate writeback */
b17621fe 86 unsigned for_background:1; /* A background writeback */
6e6938b6 87 unsigned tagged_writepages:1; /* tag-and-write to avoid livelock */
22905f77 88 unsigned for_reclaim:1; /* Invoked from the page allocator */
111ebb6e 89 unsigned range_cyclic:1; /* range_start is cyclic */
7747bd4b 90 unsigned for_sync:1; /* sync(2) WB_SYNC_ALL writeback */
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91#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
92 struct bdi_writeback *wb; /* wb this writeback is issued under */
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93 struct inode *inode; /* inode being written out */
94
95 /* foreign inode detection, see wbc_detach_inode() */
96 int wb_id; /* current wb id */
97 int wb_lcand_id; /* last foreign candidate wb id */
98 int wb_tcand_id; /* this foreign candidate wb id */
99 size_t wb_bytes; /* bytes written by current wb */
100 size_t wb_lcand_bytes; /* bytes written by last candidate */
101 size_t wb_tcand_bytes; /* bytes written by this candidate */
b16b1deb 102#endif
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103};
104
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105/*
106 * A wb_domain represents a domain that wb's (bdi_writeback's) belong to
107 * and are measured against each other in. There always is one global
108 * domain, global_wb_domain, that every wb in the system is a member of.
109 * This allows measuring the relative bandwidth of each wb to distribute
110 * dirtyable memory accordingly.
111 */
112struct wb_domain {
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113 spinlock_t lock;
114
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115 /*
116 * Scale the writeback cache size proportional to the relative
117 * writeout speed.
118 *
119 * We do this by keeping a floating proportion between BDIs, based
120 * on page writeback completions [end_page_writeback()]. Those
121 * devices that write out pages fastest will get the larger share,
122 * while the slower will get a smaller share.
123 *
124 * We use page writeout completions because we are interested in
125 * getting rid of dirty pages. Having them written out is the
126 * primary goal.
127 *
128 * We introduce a concept of time, a period over which we measure
129 * these events, because demand can/will vary over time. The length
130 * of this period itself is measured in page writeback completions.
131 */
132 struct fprop_global completions;
133 struct timer_list period_timer; /* timer for aging of completions */
134 unsigned long period_time;
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135
136 /*
137 * The dirtyable memory and dirty threshold could be suddenly
138 * knocked down by a large amount (eg. on the startup of KVM in a
139 * swapless system). This may throw the system into deep dirty
140 * exceeded state and throttle heavy/light dirtiers alike. To
141 * retain good responsiveness, maintain global_dirty_limit for
142 * tracking slowly down to the knocked down dirty threshold.
143 *
144 * Both fields are protected by ->lock.
145 */
146 unsigned long dirty_limit_tstamp;
147 unsigned long dirty_limit;
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148};
149
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150/**
151 * wb_domain_size_changed - memory available to a wb_domain has changed
152 * @dom: wb_domain of interest
153 *
154 * This function should be called when the amount of memory available to
155 * @dom has changed. It resets @dom's dirty limit parameters to prevent
156 * the past values which don't match the current configuration from skewing
157 * dirty throttling. Without this, when memory size of a wb_domain is
158 * greatly reduced, the dirty throttling logic may allow too many pages to
159 * be dirtied leading to consecutive unnecessary OOMs and may get stuck in
160 * that situation.
161 */
162static inline void wb_domain_size_changed(struct wb_domain *dom)
163{
164 spin_lock(&dom->lock);
165 dom->dirty_limit_tstamp = jiffies;
166 dom->dirty_limit = 0;
167 spin_unlock(&dom->lock);
168}
169
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170/*
171 * fs/fs-writeback.c
172 */
03ba3782 173struct bdi_writeback;
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174void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *, enum wb_reason reason);
175void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *, unsigned long nr,
176 enum wb_reason reason);
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177bool try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *, enum wb_reason reason);
178bool try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *, unsigned long nr,
179 enum wb_reason reason);
0dc83bd3 180void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *);
0e175a18 181void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages, enum wb_reason reason);
169ebd90 182void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode);
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183
184/* writeback.h requires fs.h; it, too, is not included from here. */
185static inline void wait_on_inode(struct inode *inode)
186{
187 might_sleep();
74316201 188 wait_on_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_NEW, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
1da177e4 189}
1c0eeaf5 190
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191#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
192
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193#include <linux/cgroup.h>
194#include <linux/bio.h>
195
21c6321f 196void __inode_attach_wb(struct inode *inode, struct page *page);
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197void wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc,
198 struct inode *inode)
199 __releases(&inode->i_lock);
200void wbc_detach_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc);
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201void wbc_account_io(struct writeback_control *wbc, struct page *page,
202 size_t bytes);
a1a0e23e 203void cgroup_writeback_umount(void);
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204
205/**
206 * inode_attach_wb - associate an inode with its wb
207 * @inode: inode of interest
208 * @page: page being dirtied (may be NULL)
209 *
210 * If @inode doesn't have its wb, associate it with the wb matching the
211 * memcg of @page or, if @page is NULL, %current. May be called w/ or w/o
212 * @inode->i_lock.
213 */
214static inline void inode_attach_wb(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
215{
216 if (!inode->i_wb)
217 __inode_attach_wb(inode, page);
218}
219
220/**
221 * inode_detach_wb - disassociate an inode from its wb
222 * @inode: inode of interest
223 *
224 * @inode is being freed. Detach from its wb.
225 */
226static inline void inode_detach_wb(struct inode *inode)
227{
228 if (inode->i_wb) {
229 wb_put(inode->i_wb);
230 inode->i_wb = NULL;
231 }
232}
233
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234/**
235 * wbc_attach_fdatawrite_inode - associate wbc and inode for fdatawrite
236 * @wbc: writeback_control of interest
237 * @inode: target inode
238 *
239 * This function is to be used by __filemap_fdatawrite_range(), which is an
240 * alternative entry point into writeback code, and first ensures @inode is
241 * associated with a bdi_writeback and attaches it to @wbc.
242 */
243static inline void wbc_attach_fdatawrite_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc,
244 struct inode *inode)
245{
246 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
247 inode_attach_wb(inode, NULL);
248 wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(wbc, inode);
249}
250
251/**
252 * wbc_init_bio - writeback specific initializtion of bio
253 * @wbc: writeback_control for the writeback in progress
254 * @bio: bio to be initialized
255 *
256 * @bio is a part of the writeback in progress controlled by @wbc. Perform
257 * writeback specific initialization. This is used to apply the cgroup
258 * writeback context.
259 */
260static inline void wbc_init_bio(struct writeback_control *wbc, struct bio *bio)
261{
262 /*
263 * pageout() path doesn't attach @wbc to the inode being written
264 * out. This is intentional as we don't want the function to block
265 * behind a slow cgroup. Ultimately, we want pageout() to kick off
266 * regular writeback instead of writing things out itself.
267 */
268 if (wbc->wb)
269 bio_associate_blkcg(bio, wbc->wb->blkcg_css);
270}
271
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272#else /* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
273
274static inline void inode_attach_wb(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
275{
276}
277
278static inline void inode_detach_wb(struct inode *inode)
279{
280}
281
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282static inline void wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc,
283 struct inode *inode)
284 __releases(&inode->i_lock)
285{
286 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
287}
288
289static inline void wbc_attach_fdatawrite_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc,
290 struct inode *inode)
291{
292}
293
294static inline void wbc_detach_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc)
295{
296}
297
298static inline void wbc_init_bio(struct writeback_control *wbc, struct bio *bio)
299{
300}
301
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302static inline void wbc_account_io(struct writeback_control *wbc,
303 struct page *page, size_t bytes)
304{
305}
306
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307static inline void cgroup_writeback_umount(void)
308{
309}
310
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311#endif /* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
312
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313/*
314 * mm/page-writeback.c
315 */
c2c4986e 316#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
31373d09 317void laptop_io_completion(struct backing_dev_info *info);
1da177e4 318void laptop_sync_completion(void);
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319void laptop_mode_sync(struct work_struct *work);
320void laptop_mode_timer_fn(unsigned long data);
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321#else
322static inline void laptop_sync_completion(void) { }
323#endif
281e3726 324bool node_dirty_ok(struct pglist_data *pgdat);
380c27ca 325int wb_domain_init(struct wb_domain *dom, gfp_t gfp);
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326#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
327void wb_domain_exit(struct wb_domain *dom);
328#endif
1da177e4 329
dcc25ae7 330extern struct wb_domain global_wb_domain;
c42843f2 331
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332/* These are exported to sysctl. */
333extern int dirty_background_ratio;
2da02997 334extern unsigned long dirty_background_bytes;
1da177e4 335extern int vm_dirty_ratio;
2da02997 336extern unsigned long vm_dirty_bytes;
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337extern unsigned int dirty_writeback_interval;
338extern unsigned int dirty_expire_interval;
1efff914 339extern unsigned int dirtytime_expire_interval;
195cf453 340extern int vm_highmem_is_dirtyable;
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341extern int block_dump;
342extern int laptop_mode;
343
2da02997 344extern int dirty_background_ratio_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
8d65af78 345 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
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346 loff_t *ppos);
347extern int dirty_background_bytes_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
8d65af78 348 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
2da02997 349 loff_t *ppos);
04fbfdc1 350extern int dirty_ratio_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
8d65af78 351 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
04fbfdc1 352 loff_t *ppos);
2da02997 353extern int dirty_bytes_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
8d65af78 354 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
2da02997 355 loff_t *ppos);
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356int dirtytime_interval_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
357 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
04fbfdc1 358
1da177e4 359struct ctl_table;
8d65af78 360int dirty_writeback_centisecs_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
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361 void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
362
16c4042f 363void global_dirty_limits(unsigned long *pbackground, unsigned long *pdirty);
0d960a38 364unsigned long wb_calc_thresh(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long thresh);
a88a341a 365
8a731799 366void wb_update_bandwidth(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long start_time);
1da177e4 367void page_writeback_init(void);
d0e1d66b 368void balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited(struct address_space *mapping);
aa661bbe 369bool wb_over_bg_thresh(struct bdi_writeback *wb);
fa5a734e 370
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371typedef int (*writepage_t)(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc,
372 void *data);
373
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374int generic_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
375 struct writeback_control *wbc);
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376void tag_pages_for_writeback(struct address_space *mapping,
377 pgoff_t start, pgoff_t end);
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378int write_cache_pages(struct address_space *mapping,
379 struct writeback_control *wbc, writepage_t writepage,
380 void *data);
1da177e4 381int do_writepages(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc);
2d1d43f6 382void writeback_set_ratelimit(void);
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383void tag_pages_for_writeback(struct address_space *mapping,
384 pgoff_t start, pgoff_t end);
1da177e4 385
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386void account_page_redirty(struct page *page);
387
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388void sb_mark_inode_writeback(struct inode *inode);
389void sb_clear_inode_writeback(struct inode *inode);
390
1da177e4 391#endif /* WRITEBACK_H */